Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-06-10
THE GALORE.STORMY GROUP.
How 1t Is Composed and Owned-The
Suit Involving Title to this Promis.
ing Property on the Great Smoky
Belt Settled.

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A recent transaction in the Galore
mine having led to considerable com.
ment. the TINES deems it proper to
publish the facts, which age these:
In 1882 the Galore nine was located
in Little Smoky Mining District by
Pierce Dorgan. 1t paid from the
grass roots, the ore being of remark
ably high grade $500 ounces, and
higher, per ton, in large lots). Later
on the Stormy claim, lying parallel
with the Galore, was located. Then
J. O. Swift purchased an interest for
the sum of $4,000. A few months
later, not liking the looks of the prop
erty, Mr.. Swift reconveyed his inter
est. Dorgan then sold an undivided
one-fourth interest in the Galore
Stormy.Wes Richmond group to
John Rafter and Reuben Menas, for
the sum of $4,000.
J. P. McCarter, who had obtained
an interest in the West Richmond
from Pierce Dorgan, now sued for an
accounting, and for decree adjudg-
ing him the owner of one-half the
Galore mine. The suit dragged its
slow length along until last Fall, when
judgment was rendered in favor of
MeCarter for one-half of the Galore,
and for an accounting of all ores ex-
traeted to that date (which were sup,
posed to be worth something like
100000 to $3o,o0O).
But now arose a question that was
likely to complicate matters very
seriously. On the institution of the
suit the Court ordered that one half
of the gross proceeds be paid into
the hands of a receiver, subject to
a final award. Dorgan thereupon
claimed that the side-line of the
Galore-Stormy divided the chute of
ore. The vein quartered through the
Galore and Stormy ground in such a
way that it was very difficult to deter
mine where it left the one claim and
passed into the other. Both parties
to the suit claimed that the original
stakes had been moved to his detri-
ment, and each had a dozen wi nesses
to prove his allegations. 1t became
evident that expert testimony would
be required to settle the various
points raised. This would cost thou
sands of dollars. Then would follow
appeals to The Territorial Supreme
Court and (the property being alleged
to be worth all the way from $75, 900
upward) probably to the United States
Supreme Court. 1t would be inter
minable. In the meantime one half
Of the gross proceeds would be tied
up, unless the mine we're shut down.
In this contingency the friends of
McCarter and Dorgan endeavored to
arrange compromise, and finally
succeeded. McCarter agreed to sell
his interest in the Galore mine for
$50O0-one- half cash and the other
half secured by mortgage on Dorgan
and Rafter's undivided three-fourths
interest in the Galore and Stormy
claims. This offer being accepted by
Dorgan, the money in the receivers
hands was paid to McCarter, who
thereupon conveyed his interest to
Dorgan, as above stated. This set
tied the suit involving title.
During the tendency of the suit 7.
E. Picotte purchased an undivided
fourth,interest in the group-which is
therefore owned as follows: The GA
lore Stormy-Dorgan, one-half; Raj
ter, one fourth; Picotte, one-fourth
The West ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, one
third; Rafter, one half Dorgan, one
twelfth; Picotte, one-twelfth. There
is also a Northwest Extension Of The
Galore in the group. This was 10
Gated last summer by Dorgan, Rafter
and Picotte, each of whom owns one
third.
Now that the question of title
settled, it is probable that the prop
erty will be developed and properi.
exploited. The miners who WORKED
there last year inform the TIMES tina
there are two well defined chutes G
ore in the Galore Stormy-the one u
the other IS feet long-and one i
the Richmond; while from the uppe
and lower veins-for there are thre
veins on the Galore-Stormy ground
aamnles have been obtained whic